Josef Scharl Auction Prices and Value Guide

Josef Scharl auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 197 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Josef Scharl auction prices: quick answer

Josef Scharl auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist: Josef Scharl
Source records: 197
Market update: 2026-02-16

Josef Scharl market snapshot

Josef Scharl shows solid auction liquidity with 94 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-05-31.

Realized price distribution

Under $1,000 (35.7% · 20 sales)
$1,000 to $10,000 (23.2% · 13 sales)
$10,000+ (41.1% · 23 sales)

Median sale (last 12 months): $200
Sales recorded (last 12 months): 2
Median shift vs prior year: 0.0%
Latest recorded sale: 2025-05-31

Artist context

About Josef Scharl

Born

1896

Died

1954

Nationality

German

Josef Scharl (1896–1954) was a German painter and printmaker associated with Expressionism. Authority records identify Munich as his birthplace and document his later activity in the United States. His practice also included illustration, while an institutional authority description specifically notes figures and portraits among his subjects. These identifiers connect Scharl across museum, library, and vocabulary records and help distinguish his work in catalogues and collection databases. Collectors may encounter his name in contexts involving twentieth-century German Expressionism, figurative painting, portraiture, and graphic art. A documented 1929 self-portrait supplies a recognizable likeness, although it is an artwork rather than a photograph. For appraisal research, paintings, prints, and illustrated works should be classified separately and placed within the appropriate artistic context. The available sources establish a reliable biographical outline, but they do not provide a complete chronology of named periods, series, or every medium used during his career.

ExpressionismPaintingPrintmakingIllustrationFiguresPortraitsSelf-portraiture

Common works and media

Documented work types include paintings, prints, and illustration, with figure and portrait subjects specifically identified in an authority record. These should remain distinct appraisal categories: a unique painting should not be compared as though it were a graphic work, and an illustrated work should be described according to the evidence present on the object. The source pack does not establish particular named series, edition sizes, favored supports, or a complete subject taxonomy.

Market and appraisal context

The source pack supports cautious classification rather than a price trend. Scharl is documented as a painter, printmaker, and illustrator and as an artist of figures and portraits. An appraisal should therefore identify whether the object is a painting, print, or illustration and describe its subject before selecting comparable records. Its date and relationship to his Expressionist practice or documented activity in the United States may help narrow the comparison set. Appraisily has an auction-record signal for the artist, but this research pack contains no lot-level descriptions, realized prices, condition reports, or provenance chains. Those records should be examined directly before drawing conclusions about value, scarcity, or market direction, and comparisons across unlike media should be avoided.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

Paintings, including figure and portrait works
Prints and other graphic works
Illustrations and works associated with illustration

Value drivers

Work type and medium should be identified before comparison because Scharl is documented as a painter, printmaker, and illustrator.
Figure and portrait subjects should be compared with records sharing the same subject classification.
The work's date and relationship to Scharl's Expressionist practice and documented United States activity can help define a relevant comparison set.

Appraisal caveats

The collected source pack contains no major auction-house biography or lot-level extracts with realized prices, condition reports, provenance, dimensions, or edition details.
The listed categories reflect documented artistic practices rather than a measured breakdown of auction frequency.
No price trend, scarcity conclusion, or value prediction should be inferred from the identity sources alone.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

IdRef library authority
VIAF library authority
Wikidata library authority
Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
Appraisily appraisily artist page

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Josef Scharl

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Josef Scharl worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Josef Scharl artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.